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Ah Long Pte Ltd (2008)
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Original name: 老师嫁老大
Genre: Comedy
Country: Singapore
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
A change of scenery. Just Follow Law succinctly presented images of sterile Singapore in her most grandest splendor. Ah Long Pte Ltd (ALPL) however, is a conscious effort to honestly portray the grounds on which opposing parties with an ironic interdependence between them tread on.The back alleys of downtown KL - the rough and rugged terrain; the cold, fearsome, almost savage-like disposition of its inhabitants - all these are characteristics of the major roles depicted in this film.
Style:
black comedy, light hearted
Audience:
adult
Plot:
triad, dark humor, organized crime, street life, urban, satire, irony, social satire, gangster, underworld, morality, power struggle, transformation, urban decay, reform, friendship, redemption, money, police, gang, investigation, violence, jail, loan, loan shark ...
Time:
2000s, contemporary
Place:
singapore, malaysia
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